Muse
Origin Of Symmetry
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | New Born | 6:05 | 407,227 | |||
| 2 | Bliss | 4:34 | 376,678 | |||
| 3 | Space Dementia | 6:20 | 276,321 | |||
| 4 | Hyper Music | 3:20 | 255,894 | |||
| 5 | Plug In Baby | 3:40 | 422,103 | |||
| 6 | Citizen Erased | 7:19 | 285,326 | |||
| 7 | Microcuts | 3:38 | 7,419 | |||
| 8 | Screenager | 4:19 | 237,409 | |||
| 9 | Darkshine | 4:47 | 2,851 | |||
| 10 | Feeling Good | 3:19 | 376,489 | |||
| 11 | Megalomania | 4:38 | 247,363 |
About this album
Origin of Symmetry is the second studio album by English alternative rock band Muse, released on 17 June 2001 by Mushroom Records. Recording took place at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey and Real World Studio in Wiltshire, and additional recordings were made at Astoria Studios, Richmond Studios and Abbey Road Studios in London and Sawmills Studio in Fowey, Cornwall. The album was mixed at Sawmills and mastered at Sony Music Studios in London. Origin of Symmetry was produced by David Bottrill, John Leckie (who previously worked on the band’s first album, Showbiz) and the band themselves. In the UK it reached #3 and was certified platinum. The title for the album comes from a concept put forward by Michio Kaku in his book Hyperspace.
The album was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews and in 2006 earned the spot of 74 on Q Magazine’s 100 Greatest Albums of all Time.
Origin of Symmetry is seen as a departure from the alternative rock sound of Showbiz, as the band experimented instrumentally throughout the album. Dominic Howard (drums) augmented the standard rock drum kit with various other items of his own, and Matthew Bellamy uses a pipe organ at St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Bathwick on “Megalomania”. Due to the requirement of a pipe organ, this song is rarely played live by Muse, perhaps the most notable occasions being at Muse’s charity gig at the Royal Albert Hall and during the Hullabaloo concert in Paris.
Throughout the album, the bass line is used as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody.
The album was met with overwhelmingly positive reviews and in 2006 earned the spot of 74 on Q Magazine’s 100 Greatest Albums of all Time.
Origin of Symmetry is seen as a departure from the alternative rock sound of Showbiz, as the band experimented instrumentally throughout the album. Dominic Howard (drums) augmented the standard rock drum kit with various other items of his own, and Matthew Bellamy uses a pipe organ at St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Bathwick on “Megalomania”. Due to the requirement of a pipe organ, this song is rarely played live by Muse, perhaps the most notable occasions being at Muse’s charity gig at the Royal Albert Hall and during the Hullabaloo concert in Paris.
Throughout the album, the bass line is used as the driving force, often with the guitar providing only an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody.
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Shouts
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Nico_ibz wrote:
Great album. Fantastic, epic, awesome...
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KiingNothing wrote:
Best Muse album [12,5 x 2]
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BG-Unit wrote:
Yup this is the best, the resistance blows.
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JosePedroZ wrote:
best muse album [+1]
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milann89 wrote:
Here's a nice idea. Don't let Muse go back to OoS style. You go to OoS style by listening to OoS. What a bunch of wankers.
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Oskar91 wrote:
Best Muse album [23] underrated! Muse should go back to oos style! [2]
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metsvisser wrote:
underrated! Muse should go back to oos style!
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pariisertoast wrote:
The problem with listening to a bands discography from newest to earliest is, that it often gives you a completely screwed impression of a band. I started with Black Holes & Revelations and The Resistance, and my are they terrible. For months I completely neglected Muse's music until I read about OOS. This album is, unlike the laters works of Muse, actually pretty good.
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soul_synergy wrote:
Best Album Ever [2]
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Tweedsmatic wrote:
Best Muse album [23]
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matkomodric wrote:
Best Muse album [22]
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BWalshy wrote:
Best Album Ever
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NecroM_by wrote:
Best Muse album [20]
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TimeToAct wrote:
Best Muse album [19]
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Jonzo67 wrote:
Best Muse album [18]
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djnonplus wrote:
This album is like a mindblowing descent into madness in the best way possible. Muse's masterpiece for sure
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HansBP wrote:
"After listening to OOS I realised how mediocre The Resistance is" I had sort of the same thing :p
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alexzzx wrote:
Best Muse album [17]
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Lawman_05 wrote:
After listening to OOS I realised how mediocre The Resistance is
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Forsaken-03 wrote:
Best Muse album [16]
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